The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-01
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PRfLApKtPRfA, May Si.-Tho Genera
Assembly Of the United Presbyterian
Church Of North America continued Il,
session to-day. The report Of the, com com,
mite on the Board Of Education, which
was read, stated that the, report oi the
board indicates another years faithful and
efficient work rendered the churches,
Thirty.two students, representing nine.
teen presbyteries, received aid In the sum
of S., III academies representing a wide
extent Of country have also been helned
70 the extent Of 81 ,O92. In these schools
tlltten teachers have impaired instruction
to 864 pupils. I: -.
The committee submitted resolutions
approving the work Of the board for the
year; recommending that S. 900 be ap.
propriated for the present year, and that
the board be directed to continue the rule
that benehciaree shall not use tobacco, n
The report was taken up and considered
item by item, and on the sections aeainst
the use OF tobacco by benefciaries, a
lengthy discussion was had. s. Rev, An.
drew Mccartney said that 1t was proposed
TO cut of these poor boys, who had been
taught the use ot tobacco by their fathers,
Hit was all right for the professors to
chew and smoke It was right for the stu.
dents. No one could use tobacco al any
time, and there shoald be no Rppropria.
ton to college whose teachers or others
smoke. NJ " !,IEs7i' 8,
Rev. ]. R.Wallacc said there are Irru, some
young men who are poor and desire 10
preach the Gospel; they are not allowed
to smoke cigars. There are others whose
parents are rich, and they are licensed to
preach and enjoy the privilege, while the
poor young man who Is not able 10 pay
his expenses Is not allowed to preach,
This Is a distinction made between the
rich and poor which Is not Just. Some
pastors, because they have money, can
smoke as much as they please. Nothing
should be done calculated to turn the
poor away from preaching the Gospel,
! Rev. Dr.. ]. G. Carson contended that
the brethren were confounding grstuity
conferred by the board and the payment
Of salary to those who have earned It, and
1t is Just debt. VS.
Rev. J. NJ. Fulton said part OF the
money, belongs to these young men by
gilt, 1t has been set apart for them. Twill
vote, said he, for the resolution as soon as
you Say. that any one, who exercises the
Office Of the ministry in the United Pres.
byterian church, shall not use tobacco.
AS long as pastors and missionaries use
tobacco how can we say that the young
men must not do 80. Men are making
their will while perhaps smoking them.
selves, and leave money for the cause Of
education. Youssy the young men must
either abstain from smoking or preaching
Don't put the screws on these young men
as long as you do it you will make hypo.
crites. ~ 5.5l,t :, 77,:...,-''-i'-
Alter further discussion, during which
it was uusuccessfully endeayored to in.
clude professors in the rule prohibiting
the use OF tobacco, the report Of the com.
mittee, including the tobacco clauae, was
adopted. ~.
The order OF the day was then taken
up, and memorial, service was held for
the ministers OF the church deceased dur.
ing the year. Rev. A. G. Wallace, the
record clerk, read the neurology OF the
year, showing that sixteen died, whose
ages ranged from twenty-si1 to eighty-four
years, EesA m ~ MO- -.